ENGLISH 10 - THE CHRYSALIDS

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THE CHYRSALIDS ESSAY TOPICS:

(NOTE: I will choose TWO of the following THREE prompts as options you can choose from on The Chrysalids essay on TUESDAY APRIL 21ST)

1. Is fear a liberating or imprisoning force in the novel?Use characters and details from the text in your argument.

2. Discuss which type of loyalty proves to be more powerful in the text, loyalty to ideals, or loyalty to others. Use characters and details from the text in your argument.

3. Is Sealand’s ideology that much different from Waknuk’s? Agree or disagree and discuss how the two societies compare. Use characters and details from the text in your argument.

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HANDOUTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

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READING SCHEDULE:

WEEK 1

• Tuesday March 24th – Introduction
• Thursday March 26th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 2 for today)

WEEK 2

• Monday March 30th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 4 for today)
• Wednesday April 1st (CPT DAY) – (Read up to the end of Chapter 6 for today)

APRIL LONG WEEKEND – (April 3rd – 6th)

WEEK 3

• Tuesday April 7th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 10 for today)
• Thursday April 9th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 12 for today) PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION IN CLASS

WEEK 4

• Monday April 13th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 14 for today)
• Wednesday April 15th – (Finish Book for today) NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL DUE
• Friday April 17th – Essay Review

WEEK 5

• Tuesday April 21st – IN-CLASS ESSAY
• Thursday April 23rd – Utopia Presentations UTOPIA DUE

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MEDIA AND RESOURCES:

Student Model for Writing an Effective Editorial
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/writersmodel/pdf/W_S1101.pdf

NY Times Editorial Tips
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/student-contest-write-an-editorial-on-an-issue-that-matters-to-you/comment-page-80/#comment-1548381

NY Times Editorial Ideas
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/

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ENGLISH 10 - ROMEO AND JULIET

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HANDOUTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Romeo and Juliet Paragraph Composition Updated.pdf

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READING SCHEDULE:

WEEK 1

• Monday February 2nd – Intro to Shakespeare
• Wednesday February 4th – Intro to Romeo and Juliet (Read up to the end of Act 1, scene ii for today)
• Friday February 6th – Intro to Theatre (Read up to the end of Act 1, scene v for today)

WEEK 2

• Wednesday February 11th – The Balcony Scene (Read up to the end of Act 2, scene iii for today)
• Friday February 13th – Before the Wedding (Read up to the end of Act 2, scene vi for today)

WEEK 3

• Tuesday February 17th – The Fight (Read up to the end of Act 3, scene ii for today)
• Friday February 20th – The Rising Action (Read up to the end ofAct 3, scene v for today) PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION

WEEK 4

• Tuesday February 24th – The Final Plans and Review (Read up to the end of Act 4 for today) CHARACTER SOLILOQUY DUE
• Thursday February 26th – Final Essay Review (Finish the play for today)

WEEK 5

• Monday March 2nd – Final Essay Review Continued
• Wednesday March 4th – IN CLASS ESSAY
• Friday March 6th – SKIT PERFORMANCES

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MEDIA AND RESOURCES:

Royal Shakespeare Company - Twitter adaptation of Romeo and Juliet http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8615432.stm



Video Tour of the Globe Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3VGa6Fp3zI



Hip – Hop and Shakespeare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY



Romeo + Juliet Movie Trailer



Shakespeare and the History of English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A



Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lsuyUNu_4



Fakespheare - Could you get away with rewriting Shakespeare? - http://www2.open.ac.uk/openlearn/fakespeare/index.html